Our programme of Applying to Study Politics continues in September. We will be holding workshops in Belfast, Cardiff and Nottingham.

These events enable students who will be applying for university in Autumn 2017 an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the reality of studying Politics at undergraduate level and its benefits.

The Nottingham workshop will take place on Friday 22 September. See here to sign up.

The Belfast workshop will take place on Tuesday 26 September. See here to sign up.

The Cardiff workshop will take place on Thursday 28 September. See here to sign up.

The Committee wants to hear from teachers, pupils and others. The PSA will be working with colleagues at the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) to develop a combined response to this consultation and we are very keen to hear our members views on this. To help collect a range of viewpoints on Citizenship education please complete ACT's survey before 31 August 2017.

The committee wants to understand the nature of the citizenship challenge for different parts of society; the aim being to identify new ways of building bridges within and between communities, and to support civic engagement.

The Committee will begin taking oral evidence in September 2017, and has to report by 31 March 2018.

EU Workshop for Teachers

The PSA is working with partners at Royal Holloway and Erasmus+ to organise a workshop for teachers on the European Union.

This one-day course entitled: The European Union, Its History, and Its Policies, takes place at the central London base of Royal Holloway, University of London on Saturday 25th November from 10.00 to 16.15. It introduces participants to the European Union as a political system. Time will be given to exploring the EU’s history since the 1950s before discussing some of its key responsibilities today, such as the single market and the migration crisis. The course will take a workshop/seminar format that will rely on presentations from the instructor and small group discussion.

The instructor is Dr Giacomo Benedetto, who holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Further information about him is available on his website: www.giacomobenedetto.eu.

For more information and to register please see here. The event is FREE and a lunch will be served for attendees. The workshop is co-funded by Erasmus+.

PSA-Parliament Education Service Seminar Day

The next PSA-Parliament Education Service Seminar Day will take place on Tuesday 10 October. The theme of the day is Minority Government.

This Seminar Day will bring together Politics teachers, politicians and academics to share in a dialogue around minority government, including the Labour minority governments and the Lib-Lab Pact of the 1970s and the minority government at the end of John Major's premiership in the 1990s.

The strategies of the executive during these period as well the role of parliament and backbenchers at these times will be examined. Links will be drawn to the current government and its confidence and supply agreement with the DUP.

This event will take place on Tuesday 10 October at the Houses of Parliament in central London from 8.45am to 4pm.

A full agenda of the day will be published in due course. However confirmed speakers include Heidi Allen, Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire and Dr Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government.

Teachers of Government & Politics, Citizenship and related subjects, and other education professionals, can apply to experience the Teachers' Institute - an intensive, informative and unforgettable course based at the Houses of Parliament.

Parliament covers your travel costs, residential accommodation and most meals. All resources, workshops and events are free of charge.

The Teachers' Institute offers:

- A tour of the Palace of Westminster
- The chance to watch debates in the chambers
- Q&A with Members from both Houses
- Informative sessions to improve delegates' knowledge of Parliament and democracy
- Activities that will help to develop classroom resources
- All the resources you'll need as a UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador
- Networking opportunities

The next course will run from 22 - 24 January 2018. Applications for January 2018 will open on 4 September 2017.

The Teachers' Institute is open to teachers, trainee teachers and education professionals in the UK.

We're always keen to hear from you, so please keep in touch or let the PSA know how we can serve you better. If you feel any colleagues would be interested in this e-Newsletter, please forward them a copy.